Local News in Brief : Pedestrian, Hit by 3 Cars, Dies on Freeway
A pedestrian trying to cross the Ventura Freeway early Saturday was killed when he was struck by three cars west of Tampa Avenue, the California Highway Patrol reported.
The 24-year-old man, a Reseda resident whose name was withheld pending notification of relatives, was in the westbound lanes about 2:40 a.m. when he was hit, CHP spokeswoman Kennice Alex said.
Investigators were uncertain why the man was on the freeway, CHP officer Richard Perez said.
All three drivers stopped to report the accident; none was cited, Perez said.
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